The Conversation Archives - Page 2 of 14

Wild turkey numbers are falling in some parts of the US – the main reason may be habitat loss — Marcus Lashley and William Gulsby

Birdsong is a welcome sign of spring, but robins and cardinals aren’t the only birds showing off for breeding season....

A photo of Haggadah shel Pesah, translated by Sonia Gronemann and illustrated by Otto Geismar. Made in Berlin, 1927. Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica.

From sumptuous engravings to stick-figure sketches, Passover Haggadahs − and their art − have been evolving for centuries — Rebecca J.W. Jefferson

The Jewish festival of Passover recalls the biblical story of the Israelites enslaved by Egypt and their miraculous escape. During a ritual...

An image of an AI robot at a hotel desk.

Colleges are using AI to prepare hospitality workers of the future — Rachel J.C. Fu

If you’re planning to go into the hospitality industry, the pathway is increasingly going to involve some sort of familiarity...

Puerto Rico’s vulnerability to hurricanes is magnified by weak government and bureaucratic roadblocks — Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo and Fernando Tormos-Aponte

Five years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has killed at least four people, caused widespread flooding and left hundreds...

An image of a brain in the color pink with a teal background

3D-printing the brain’s blood vessels with silicone could improve and personalize neurosurgery – new technique shows how —Senthilkumar Duraivel and Thomas Angelini

A new 3D-printing technique using silicone can make accurate models of the blood vessels in your brain, enabling neurosurgeons to...

You shed DNA everywhere you go – trace samples in the water, sand and air are enough to identify who you are, raising ethical questions about privacy — Jenny Whilde and Jessica Alice Farrell

Human DNA can be sequenced from small amounts of water, sand and air in the environment to potentially extract identifiable information like...

Celine Dion in the blue dress holding a microphone, signing with her right arm in the air.

Celine Dion’s diagnosis of stiff-personsyndrome brought a rare neurological diagnosis into the public eye – two neurologists explain the science behind it — Bhavana Patel and Torge Rempe

The announcement by celebrated singer Celine Dion in early December 2022 that she has stiff-person syndrome – a rare neurological...

An image of both a women's and man's legs covered up in a blanket.

The orgasm gap and why women climax less than men — Laurie Mintz

Imagine a steamy sex scene involving a woman and a man from your favourite television show or movie. It’s likely...

What’s cellulitis? A dermatologist explains — Marjorie Montanez-Wiscovich and Arthur Mark Samia

Your skin usually deflects any bacteria it encounters, protecting you from all sorts of infections. However, when you get a...

Gut microbe imbalances could predict a child’s risk for autism, ADHD and speech disorders years before symptoms appear — Angelica P. Ahrens, Eric W. Triplett and Johnny Ludvigsson

Early screening for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism is important to ensure children have the support they need to gain the essential skills for...